Rescuers recover fifth body from sunken superyacht off Sicily

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Rescuers looking the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily introduced ashore a fifth physique on Thursday, leaving one particular person nonetheless unlocated, as investigators sought to be taught why the vessel sank so rapidly.

Rescue crews introduced the physique bag ashore at Porticello port whereas divers continued to seek for the sixth lacking particular person, whom the coast guard recognized as a girl. That advised that the recovered our bodies included that of British tech magnate Mike Lynch.

Additionally among the many six lacking passengers had been Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter and associates who had efficiently defended him in a current U.S. federal fraud trial.

“We would wish a crystal ball to know after we’ll be capable of discover the following physique,” mentioned Luca Cari, spokesperson for the hearth rescue service.

“It’s very troublesome to maneuver contained in the wreckage. Transferring only one meter can take as much as 24 hours,” Cari mentioned.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday because it was moored a few kilometer (half mile) offshore. Civil safety officers mentioned they consider the ship was struck by a twister over the water, generally known as a waterspout, and sank rapidly.